“THIMBLE THEATRE” Introduces Popeye

POPEYE made his first public appearance Jan. 17, 1929, in Elzie Segar’s then 10-year-old comic strip, THIMBLE THEATRE, which originally revolved around Olive Oyl’s family. Although he was introduced as a minor walk-on character, Popeye quickly “muskled” his way into the limelight and eclipsed the other characters to become the star of THIMBLE THEATRE. To read more about POPEYE, please visit www.popeye.com.